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Title
Felling
Description
Composition in black, white and red tones. Smooth texture. Composition representing felled forest dominated geometrism, realizing up scattered human figures The composition has a predominance of light and dark rectangles that suggest, for your willingness, forest being penetrated by bright light. In the center, we see man from the front, standing with legs apart and arms raised to the right side with ax in hand. On the left, the suggestion of three figures of men, working in various positions; the on the right also suggestion of two men working on clearing forests. Background and figures are mixed with predominance of geometrism creating effects of light and dark and plans overlay.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for mural painting or panel; not executedWork designed for Brasília, DF.
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
970
Height
11.5
Width
47
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "ON 970”.
